The collapse of Heritage Bank by the Bank of Ghana was “painful”, Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has said. The bank had Mr Seidu Agongo as its majority shareholder. Similarly, Kweku Baako expressed qualms about the central bank’s collapse of uniBank and GN Bank, which, respectively belonged to the former Governor of the Bank of ...

Ghanaian filmmaker, Leila Djansi has ordered her colleague actress Kafui Danku to by the close of business today render an unqualified apology as well as withdraw all defamatory statements the latter made against her on social media. According to the US-based filmmaker, Mrs Danku on her Facebook page made derogatory comments against her brand which has tarnished her reputation. “I ...

Four Fulani herdsmen are seriously injured in a bizarre cutlass fight at Akateng a Community near Asesewa in the Eastern Region. A misunderstanding ensued among the herdsmen on Wednesday July 22, 2020 leading to a fight with the herdsmen attacking themselves with cutlasses. Four victims identified as Omaru Ali, 25, Bello Aliu, 24, Omaru Ali, 25, and Mohamadu Moro, 28 ...

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, has said the Bank of Ghana’s handling of uniBank, which belonged to former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor and GN Bank, which belonged to former presidential candidate Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, was wrong. Similarly, he expressed misgivings about the central bank’s collapse of Heritage Bank Ghana Limited, which ...

Opponents of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita erected barricades in the capital Bamako on Monday, after international mediators failed to resolve a protracted political crisis that has shaken the West African country. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States completed a mediation mission last Sunday with a list of reform proposals. But the opposition spurned the proposals as they ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has lifted the “state of health emergency” introduced on March 24 to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. In a televised address on Tuesday, president Felix Tshisekedi announced that from July 22, shops, banks, restaurants, cafés, bars and businesses will resume in accordance with health measures. Schools, universities and other educational establishments will ...

A South African woman danced out of a hospital in the Western Cape Province with medical staff at the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) clapping and cheering her on. 48-year-old Zuliswa Maqana was admitted to a district hospital on May 4 with severe virus symptoms. She went through 54-days in Intensive Care Unit, ICU; out of her 77-day experience which ended on ...

Ghana’s Parliament has barred media houses from pitching camp in the house of the legislature to broadcast the presentation of the mid-year budget on Thursday. Members of the public are also barred from the house to witness Ken Ofori-Atta’s presentation. The move is a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19. Some MPs, Staff and journalists have tested positive for ...

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has suffered a micro muscular break and will be unavailable for the club’s UCL quarter final clash with RB Leipzig on August 13, according to AS. The player suffered a discomfort during Atletico Madrid’s final game of the season and could not complete the match. It was later discovered that the injury was more serious ...

Ghana’s independent power producers, which produce almost half of the country’s electricity, say they could stop supply over government debt that amounted to US$1.4 billion as of June 30. The debt continues “to accumulate, compelling the IPPs to contract costly loans to sustain their generations,” the Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers said in an emailed statement ...